Paddy and Water Environment

Aims & Scope

The aim of Paddy and Water Environment is to advance the science and technology of water and environment related disciplines in paddy-farming.

The scope includes the paddy-farming related scientific and technological aspects in agricultural engineering such as irrigation and drainage, soil and water conservation, land and water resources management, irrigation facilities and disaster management, paddy multi-functionality, agricultural policy, regional planning, bioenvironmental systems, and ecological conservation and restoration in paddy farming regions.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1
2024	1.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.588

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9867

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	333

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Estimation of the spatial rainfall distribution using inverse distance weighting (IDW) in the middle of Taiwan

  Citation: 532

  Authors: Feng-Wen, Chen-Wuing

• Meeting the challenges of global rice production

  Citation: 247

  Authors: Nguu, Aldo

• Heavy metal contamination of agricultural soil and countermeasures in Japan

  Citation: 230

  Authors: Tomohito, Satoru, Masaharu, Kaoru, Yuji, Tomoyuki

• The causes of soil alkalinization in the Songnen Plain of Northeast China

  Citation: 180

  Authors: Li, Katsutoshi, T., Y.

• Nitrogen and phosphorus leaching losses from paddy fields with different water and nitrogen managements

  Citation: 170

  Authors: Shi-Zhang, Shi-Hong, Jun-Zeng, Yu-Feng, Hui-Jing

• Effect of irrigation method and N-fertilizer management on rice yield, water productivity and nutrient-use efficiencies in typical lowland rice conditions in China

  Citation: 144

  Authors: Romeo J., To Phuc, Ernesto G., Lang Xing, Guoan, Guangho, Yuanlai, Bas A. M., Yuanhua, Chongde, Jianzhang

• Effects of alternate wetting and drying irrigation on percolation and nitrogen leaching in paddy fields

  Citation: 141

  Authors: Xuezhi, Dongguo, Huanhuan, Fengshun, Chun, Haidong

• Accumulation of arsenic and its distribution in rice plant (Oryza sativa L.) in Gangetic West Bengal, India

  Citation: 137

  Authors: P., A. C., J., S. C.

• Rice–wheat system in the northwest Indo-Gangetic plains of South Asia: issues and technological interventions for increasing productivity and sustainability

  Citation: 134

  Authors: Rajan, Pritpal, Akbar, Jagadish

• Recycling of rice straw to improve wheat yield and soil fertility and reduce atmospheric pollution

  Citation: 117

  Authors: Himanshu, Ramandeep, Arti, Niveta

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